Linden litter cleanup begins Saturday

Around 150 people will be hitting of the streets of the Linden neighborhood on Saturday to pick
up trash and discarded tires as part of the neighborhood's annual cleanup effort.

The Linden Litter League will kick off at 9 a.m. from the Greater Linden Development Corp.
offices at 1410 Cleveland Ave. Twenty-two teams of volunteers will be participating, said donna
Hicho, the group's executive director. New volunteers are welcome.

In 2012, the Linden Litter League collected 899 bags of trash. Teams also planted flowers, mowed
lawns and cleaned alleys and graffiti.